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      Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polъka
Proto-Slavic
    
    
Alternative forms
    
Inflection
    
Declension of *polъka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *polъka | *polъcě | *polъky | 
| genitive | *polъky | *polъku | *polъkъ | 
| dative | *polъcě | *polъkama | *polъkamъ | 
| accusative | *polъkǫ | *polъcě | *polъky | 
| instrumental | *polъkojǫ, *polъkǫ** | *polъkama | *polъkami | 
| locative | *polъcě | *polъku | *polъkasъ, *polъkaxъ* | 
| vocative | *polъko | *polъcě | *polъky | 
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
    
Further reading
    
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “по́лка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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